“Choose a job you love and you’ll never have to work a day in your life.” – Confucius
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About Celestine
For over 20 years, Celestine has worked as an Executive Assistant for various industries-corporate, non-profit, private, state and government.Her career started in the United States Marine Corps where she studied finance. Her specialty while serving on the Camp Pendleton base was as an Audit Specialist.In this capacity, she worked closely with both of her Service Company’s Majors and became a guru at the Marine Corps’ appropriation system and troubleshooting the glitches found in the orders before they were processed. Celestine loved the Marine Corps and her colleagues.She was recognized for how passionate she was about her work while serving in Okinawa, Japan that her company Major awarded her a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal. After serving in the Marine Corps for 8 years, Celestine decided to retire due to an injury and picked up where she left off in the corporate world as an Executive Assistant.
As an Executive Assistant, Celestine enjoys assuming more challenging responsibilities in a fast-paced, progressive and culturally enlightened workplace. She is results-oriented ex-Marine who has earned multiple medals and Certificates of Accommodations and remains committed to the community. She is also knowledgeable of Microsoft Office applications which include Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Teams and technical troubleshooting and certified in advanced proficiency in troubleshooting Apple devices such as the iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV; as well as, Apple applications such as Pages, Keynote and Numbers.
When Celestine is offline, she loves being with her family, swimming, skiing, cooking, and listening to podcasts. She is a horror film fanatic who loves watching cult films like Halloween, Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th and SAW. When she isn’t watching movies Celestine finds a quiet corner in the house to write her murder mysteries.
Working Hours
Monday–Friday: 9 am - 5 pm ET
Timezone
Eastern Time Zone
Support Skills
Expense Reporting
Travel Arrangements
Email Management
Calendar Management
Data Entry
Transcription
Event Planning
Organization
Online Research
Blogging
Sharepoint
Video Editing
Industry Experience
BioPharmaceutical
Legal
Technical
Personal Estate
Healthcare
Publishing
State and Government
Non Profit
Software Experience
Apple Certified
Apple devices such as the iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV
Apple – Pages, Keynote, Numbers, iMovie, iCalendar
Microsoft Office applications – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Teams
Google Calendar
Google Suite
Ariba
Axxerion LINC
Concur
CVent
DocuSign
Salesforce
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Why people love Trusty Oak
The Trusty Oak team has been instrumental in helping me build my career. From administrative support and social media management to business planning, Amber and the Trusty Oak team have all the resources and people strength that I need to be successful. When a business need arises, I can trust that Trusty Oak will have a number of options and solutions that will work within my budget and time frame.
Todd Merry
Home of Hope Ministries
The Trusty Oak team has been instrumental in helping me build my career. From administrative support and social media management to business planning, Amber and the Trusty Oak team have all the resources and people strength that I need to be successful. When a business need arises, I can trust that Trusty Oak will have a number of options and solutions that will work within my budget and time frame.
Brandi R. Muñoz
Principal Workforce Development Consultant, People Culture Consulting
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Tim Hamilton
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Adulting is hard. Entrepreneuring is harder. I don’t know where I would be on either if Trusty Oak hadn’t come into my life when they did. Partnering with them has allowed me to scale my business, organize my life, and accomplish goals that would have been out of my reach without their support. Their team is diverse in skillset and background—over the years I have been able to lean on them for everything from scheduling and travel booking to bookkeeping and invoicing to process engineering and implementation. They are proactive, trustworthy, and receive an enthusiastic recommendation from me!
Ilana Zivkovich
CEO, Werq
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It took a while to open to the idea of a VA – as a new business owner, I thought I could do everything. Well, I was wrong! Letting go of the things I don’t know how to do, or don’t do well at all and handing them to TRUSTY OAK helped me immensely. They take care of my website and social media and much more, and leave me time as the business owner to do the stuff I’m good at.
Eyal Gallico
Founder & IT Professional at TopMac, Austin, TX
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Erika Heilman
Trusty Oak’s virtual assistant services have plugged a gap in our administrative needs and made my life easier during a year of hectic travel. Genny got up to speed quickly in understanding the nature of my work, and she’s efficient and professional in helping to manage complex calendaring and travel arrangements. This virtual arrangement has worked seamlessly for us!
Juila Freeland Fisher
Director of Education Research, Clayton Christensen Institute
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